2/19/2020 Social Media & Pornography Usage by Sex Offenders: What you need to know BY TERRI ROGERS, MA, CJPO About Me Bachelors Degree in Political Science Sex Offender Officer for Potter County Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Chief of DeWitt County Juvenile Probation Certified Social Media Intelligence Expert Filter Broke a long time ago Why do we have so many Juvenile Sex Offenders? Lack of sexual boundaries in Society Lack of supervision Instant Gratification Expecting more from children at younger ages 1 2/19/2020 Learning Styles of Children It is estimated that 80 percent of what we learn is through our vision. Children who are primarily visual learners tend to get information through reading books. They can also learn more from pictures and other visual materials. 65% of the general population are visual learners (social science research network, 2013) "Show me and I'll understand.“ Visual learners learn through seeing. Children who are visual processors tend to observe a parent’s or teacher’s body language and facial expressions for content and learn through demonstrations and descriptions. They tend to have well- developed imaginations and often think in pictures. -http://www.abilitypath.org/areas-of-development/ Porn Statistics 30% of the internet industry is pornography Mobile Porn is nearly $3 Billion Industry. A Google Trends analysis indicates that searches for “Teen Porn” reached an estimated 500,000 daily- one/third of total daily searches for pornographic websites Of the 304 scenes analyzed, 88.2% contained physical aggression, principally spanking, gagging, and slapping, while 48.7% of scenes contained verbal aggression, primarily name-calling. Perpetrators of aggression were usually male, whereas targets of aggression were overwhelmingly female. A Google search for “Bestiality” generated 6.7 million returns. The Real Life Numbers PornHub is the internets larges porn site Total visits: 33.5 billion in 2018 Number of videos viewed: 78.9 billion 29% of Pornhub’s viewers are women US is top consumer in child porn and obscene porn The U.S. is Number 1 in per capita page views Average viewing time by an American: 10 minutes and 13 seconds. 80% of porn is viewed on smartphones or tablets 2 2/19/2020 Juvenile Sex Offenders: A STUDY BY TERRI ROGERS & CARLA THURMAN OF Pornography THURMAN POLYGRAPHS Usage About The Research 243 Children for a total of 572 polygraphs Statistical analysis of relevant material All conducted between 2010 & 2016 Counties across Texas Panhandle Juvenile Offenders ONLY The participants 93% Male, 7% Female Race: White 48% Hispanic 40.7% Black 10.4% Other 6% 3 2/19/2020 The Crimes Agg Sex Assault Indecency- Contact Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Indecency- Exposure Indecent Exposure Sex Assault Injuary to a Child Indecency with a Child- Sexual Contact Other Indecency with a Child- Exposure 7% 2% Indecent Exposure 3% 2% Sexual Assault 5% Injury to a Child 54% Other 27% From the Research 97 percent of juvenile sex offenders tested admitted to using pornography Victims: Female: 69% Male: 31% The Average age of exposure was 10.5 years old Some admitted to using as much as 3-4 hours per day - EVERY DAY Most stated that they do masturbate while watching pornography but there have been other reasons including trying to convince a victim to engage. THEY SEE IT… They See It. They want to do it. They See it. “Happy Feeling”. They want to do it. They See It. They See It. They See it. (Addiction) THEY SEE IT 4 2/19/2020 The Impact Porn is having …. Desensitization One survey of 28,000 Italian men found that "excessive consumption" of porn, starting at age 14, and daily consumption in their early to mid-20s, desensitized men to even the most violent images. – Everyday Health Users tend to become desensitized to the type of pornography they use, become bored with it, and then seek more perverse forms of pornography. Men who view pornography regularly have a higher tolerance for abnormal sexuality, including rape, sexual aggression, and sexual promiscuity. June 2015- “He stated he is addicted to porn and used it everyday when he had a chance. The more he watched the less regular stuff turned him on. He said he had to watch porn to get turned on.” Boys being Boys?.... I would wait until my grandma went to sleep then go into the living room and watch porn on Netflix and Youtube for 3-4 hours a night. I masturbate as much as I can. If I have access to the internet, I am going to watch porn. I was watching porn the night before I touched my (victim) I was watching porn and decided I would try it with my (victim) If I don’t use porn, I will do my brother. I would show (victim) pornography to make them want to have sex with me. What If it is more of an addiction? Effect on the Mind: Pornography significantly distorts attitudes and perceptions about the nature of sexual intercourse. Men who habitually look at pornography have a higher tolerance for abnormal sexual behaviors, sexual aggression, promiscuity, and even rape. In addition, men begin to view women and even children as “sex objects,” commodities or instruments for their pleasure, not as persons with their own inherent dignity. 5 2/19/2020 What If it is more of an addiction? Effect on the Body: Pornography is very addictive. The addictive aspect of pornography has a biological substrate, with dopamine hormone release acting as one of the mechanisms for forming the transmission pathway to pleasure centers of the brain. Teenage Brain The teenage mind is wired to learn. Science suggest that it’s important for kids to be challenged and exposed to novelty in order to facilitate healthy development of brain systems that are important for things like self-regulation. –Steinberg The rewards pathways in the adolescent brain are on overdrive. So dopamine-producing activities like hanging out with friends and taking risks feel that much better during adolescence. What If it is more of an addiction? Several factors predict an adolescent’s use of pornography. Teenagers who watch pornography more frequently tend to be high sensation seekers, less satisfied with their lives, have a fast Internet connection, and have friends who are younger. 6 2/19/2020 Masturbation Rates Of those tested, the average masturbation per week was 9.67 times per week. Lowest number was 0 and highest recorded number was 49. There were multiple juveniles who answered “as much as I can” High Masturbation Rates Masturbation Rates of >15 per week. 100 % were viewing pornography regularly Deviant Behaviors: 69%, 55% objects & 27% Panties Animals: 62% Average number of victims: 4 Supervising Sex Offenders in a Virtual World 7 2/19/2020 From the Research 88% of juveniles actively using social media Against most treatment rules Unknown contact Contact with unknown ages Contact with prohibited individuals Sexually explicit contact Ability to hide activity Facebook 2.38 billion active users. 1.56 Billion Mobile users- daily using Age Policy: 13+ MYTH: becoming outdated *** Juveniles are not leaving FACEBOOK*** Population usage: 57% of adults, 73% ages 12-17 4.5 billion “likes” daily. 900 million active Messenger users Average number of friends- Adults- 338, Juveniles 27% over 500 Policy on sex offenders: Convicted sex offenders are not allowed to use Facebook. Has option to report the account. Policy on nudity: Restrict the display of nudity. Remove: genitals, fully exposed buttocks, some images of female breasts- no nipples. Sexual intercourse is prohibited along with descriptions in vivid detail. 8 2/19/2020 SnapChat Snapchat is about sharing moments and having fun. 218 Million Users 90% of 13-24 year olds are using snapchat & 75% of 13 to 34 year olds 3.5 Billion snaps per day Keep it legal- don’t snapchat illegal shenanigans and if you’re under 18 keep your clothes on. What not to snap: pornography, nudity, sexually suggestive content involving minors. Youtube POLICY ON NUDITY/PORNORGRAPHIC IMAGES sexually explicit content like pornography is not allowed. Videos containing fetish content will be removed or age-restricted depending on the severity of the act in question. In most cases, violent, graphic, or humiliating fetishes are not allowed to be shown on YouTube. A video that contains nudity or other sexual content may be allowed if the primary purpose is educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic, and it isn’t gratuitously graphic. In cases where videos do not cross the line, but still contain sexual content, we may apply an age-restriction so that only viewers over a certain age can view the content. Videos containing nudity or dramatized sexual conduct may be age-restricted when the context is appropriately educational, documentary, scientific or artistic. 9 2/19/2020 Instagram 500 million daily users 1 billion monthly users 32% of US teens consider Instagram as most important media outlet 41% of users are ages 16-24 56.3% male, 43.7 % female Community guidelines: Post your own videos, Keep your clothes on, be respectful, Don’t spam, have fun. Accounts found sharing nudity or mature content will be disabled. 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